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Royals pitcher Michael Wacha is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Aaron Judge of the Yankees is Box-Toppers American League Batter of the Day, his second Player of the Game honor of 2024, and rises to fourth place in season player rankings.
Read MoreRangers pitcher Cody Bradford is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Royals pitcher Brady Singer rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, two players extend significant streaks of consecutive seasons earning Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Friday—Orioles closer Craig Kimbrel (15 seasons) and Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola (10 seasons).
Read MoreGuardians pitcher Tanner Bibee is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Bibee struck out nine over 5 1/3 innings, allowing one run, five hits and no walks, in the 4-2 win over the Twins.
Read MoreRangers pitcher Nathan Eovladi is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Eovladi struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk, in the 4-1 win over the Rays.
Read MoreWhite Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Dodgers closing pitcher Evan Phillips rises to lead Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreAstros pitcher Ronel Blanco is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day pitching the season’s first no-hitter and earning his first career Box-Toppers points.
Also Monday, Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga earned Box-Toppers National League Player of the Day honors in his Major League debut. Plus, Freddie Freeman of the Dodgers earned Box-Toppers points in his 14th straight season.
Read MoreRoyals pitcher Brady Singer is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Singer struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 11-0 win over the Twins.
Read MoreOrioles pitcher Grayson Rodriguez is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Rodriguez struck out nine over six innings, allowing one run, four hits and one walk, in the 13-4 win over the Angels.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Bobby Miller is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Oswaldo Cabrera of the Yankees earns Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for the second straight day.
Read MoreOrioles pitcher Corbin Burnes is Thursday’s Opening Day Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Burnes struck out 11 over six innings, allowing one run, one hit and no walks, in the 11-3 win over the Angels.
Read MoreWelcome to Opening Day of the 2024 Major League Baseball season.
This marks the start of Box-Toppers’ 30th season tracking who most helps their teams win the most games, based on box score statistics.
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Box-Toppers picks the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the 2024 World Series, beating the predicted American League champion Houston Astros.
Box-Toppers projects the Dodgers will have the most wins among all teams—103—and will be one of three teams with 99 or more wins, along with the Astros and the Atlanta Braves.
Read MoreAthletics pitcher Paul Blackburn is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Tuesday’s final day of spring training games.
All 30 teams play Opening Day regular season games Thursday after a day off Wednesday.
Read MoreGiants pitcher Jordan Hicks is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Monday’s spring training games.
Hicks was one of two players Monday to win Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for the third time in the 2024 spring training season, along with Red Sox pitcher Garrett Whitlock.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are the top-ranked team in Box-Toppers’ 2024 preseason rankings.
Meanwhile, the New York Mets made the biggest offseason improvement in players’ accumulated Box-Toppers points, while the San Diego Padres saw the biggest decline.
Read MoreWilly Adames of the Brewers is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Sunday’s spring training games.
Also Sunday, Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola earned his third Box-Toppers Player of the Game honor of the 2024 spring training season.
Read MoreGuardians pitcher Tanner Bibee is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Saturday’s spring training games.
Bibee struck out five over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 5-0 win over the Diamondbacks.
Read MoreGuardians pitcher Shane Bieber is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Friday’s spring training games.
Bieber struck out seven over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 10-0 win over the Rangers.
Read MoreRays pitcher Ryan Pepiot is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Thursday’s spring training games.
Pepiot struck out six over five innings, allowing one run, one hit and no walks, in the 6-5 win over the Phillies. Pepiot did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Phillies took the lead after he exited.
Read MoreJake Cronenworth of the Padres is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Thursday’s regular season opening game in Seoul, South Korea.
Cronenworth tripled, hit a sacrifice fly and went 4-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 15-11 win over the Dodgers, the second regular season game of the 2024 season.
Read MoreBox-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. Players earn Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.